Contradictions and Convergences in State-building, Peace-building, and Humanitarian Action Presented by the Consortium on Security and Humanitarian Action. The Consortium is a joint endeavor of: the Humanitarian Affairs Program at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs; the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York; the Institute for International Humanitarian Affairs at Fordham University; and the Center on International Cooperation, the Center for Global Affairs, and the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University